Ian Holmes-Lewis

Samba drumming in the UK has evolved far beyond the quaint simplifications of Brazilian rhythms that were once the norm. The educational aspect of the work Ian delivers with percussion begins with simple and highly accessible techniques, but can progress quickly toward a much more complex engagement with music and performance, leading, for instance, to improvisation and composition.

Ian combines the excitement and addictiveness of community drumming with the samba’s potential to integrate a wide range of abilities and levels of experience into a new music influenced by hip-hop, bhangra and other contemporary dance genres.

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Global Grooves is an artist-led carnival arts organisation based in the North West of England. We bring together the very best culturally diverse artists from around the world to create stunning carnival presentations, develop next generation artists, incubate companies, stimulate innovation in the sector and inspire diverse communities to participate in carnival, both across UK and internationally.